Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-22


farm near Washington Springs-Woon-
socket Times,
The Milwaukee track has been laid
across the Northwestern at Lake Pres
ton, and fifty graders with teams are
working on the extension north.
We hear that o. F. Woodruff of Nor
rlson, Ill.,, has decided to locate in Jer-
ausa county. He has stock ranch near
Alpena and intends stocking it with
young thoroughbred horses. AS MIR.
Woodruff is Il brilliant lawyer with
plenty of money, he will be an import
ant factor in Jerauld county's future,
and our citizens gladly welcome him as
such.
Tom Dunn has contested Scott's ad-
dition to Mitchell OH the ground that
Scott did not reside on his claim long
enough 70 secure aproper title. This
land was proved up on by Mr.. Scott
long ago, divided into city lots and sold
to different parties, many of whom
have built costly residences thereon
The contest, if successful. will be a
hard blow to many people in Mitchell.
Woonsocket News.
Woonsocket will hold it's annual elec-
tion of officers Oh Tuesday, May 3rd.-
This election will be one of unusual in
:erest, as the saloon party are organized
| against the temperance element and
VIII make strong fight. 1t is to be
hoped that the saloons can be kept out
Prohibition mass meetings will be held
each evening during the week preced-
ing election day. Mrs. Barker and other
temperance lecturers will assist.
| The Worthwhile Advance has just
completed its 4th volume. Its wide.
awake editor SAYS: "While we shall
not attempt to annihilate Grover Cleve.
land or dictate who is to be the next
Republican President, or even explain
the inner workings of the lucid Inter
State Commerce Law, we Shall be ever
ready to speak out in meeting upon
matters of local interest, and may ever
venture to say little, just a little upor
Territorial affairs"
1t is. perhaps, hardly the province Of
this paper to criticise nature, but then
it does seem as if it would have been q
great stroke if man had been created
with arms that would slide out about
forty feet like a spy-glass, SO that hi
could reach and lock the front door an(
wind the clock and set back the rock
ing chair and close the shutters after
he goes to bed. Yes, and put out the
cat and scatter some poison for the
neighbor's dog and bring in the baby
carriage.-Dakcta Bell.
The Milwaukee railway company has
a greater mileage than any other com
panj in Dakota, and it therefore natur.
ally takes great interest in the settle.
ment of the territory. Fer some time
past General immigration Agent Pow.
ell Of this road has been taking trip
through Delaware, southern Pennsyl.
vania and Maryland, where he deliver.
ed lectures representing the advantages
of Dakota as an agricultural country
Emigration from the states named has
hitherto gone to the South and South.
west; but it is believed, as a result OF
Mr.. Powelrs trip, a good many will
turn toward DaHota. A party OF twen-
ty-fve from west Maryland will visit
| Dakota this month TO look tie country
| over. MIR. Powell! reports the outlook
for heavy emigration to, Dakota this
season as excellent.-SiDuxF Falls Press.
No /, vol.l, Of the Lamar Leader,
published at Lamar, Barton county,
Missouri, recently reached our desk
The many friends Of Alden Lyle will
be glad to learn that he occupies the
reserved seat in the editorial sanctum
of the Leader office. In his salutatory
Alden says: I'VE have cast our eye
anxiously upon the horoscope OF the
future, and find g. We.l-beaten path over
the hills to the poor house it we run
one kind of a paper, and an unpleasant
ly close path to Doubling Castle, where
Giant Despair dwells, if we run another
kind. Placed thus between two evils
we have decided TO run q paper accord
ing to our convictions of what is right,
to labor for the peoples interests, to
print nothing which yo!n would scruple
to place in the hands OF your family, to
improve our paper as we can, and not
let one standard Of excellence ill the
circle Of journalistic ambition The
people Of Lamar can congratulate them
selves on having obtained an editor OF
recognized literary talent. When re-